GoKawiilApple Adds Toggle to Disable New Siri AI Chatbot Features on iPhone
Apple last month launched an upgraded AI chatbot within Siri, giving the assistant new generative capabilities. The company has also built in a setting that lets iPhone users turn these AI features off, effectively reverting Siri to its earlier, more limited functionality.
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The opt-out suggests Apple is trying to balance investor pressure to showcase AI capabilities with growing consumer wariness about AI's role in daily life. Offering a kill switch could help Apple avoid backlash from privacy- or AI-skeptical users while still marketing itself as AI-competitive to Wall Street.
- Apple's Siri AI chatbot launched last month with new generative features.
- iPhone settings now include an option to disable the AI-enhanced Siri functions.
- The move reflects tension between investor demand for AI products and consumer caution about AI.
Source: fastcompany.com, 2026-10-03
Published there as: “Your iPhone has a Siri AI kill switch. Here’s how to use it”
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